Welcome Back to Taffy and Shirley (and Rubbish), aboard "The Road"!

"The Road" enters Hout Bay harbour at 7am this morning. 

Thanks to Roy McBride for the pics!

Tied up right next to the berth they left from twelve years ago!

What an adventure!

I can't help noticing they are tied up alongside the Miura Tenacity, herself with two great loops under the belt. And just over from Fast Forward, also back from a circumnavigation! 

HBYC remains a club of accomplished cruisers and adventurers.

Well done "The Road"!

Angelo Lavranos, Designer of the Lavranos 40 (I think it is) -  and too many other great boats to mention - tells us only five of these were built, and that now three of these have circumnavigated...!

SV "The Road"

For those of you who know Taffy and Shirley (and Rubbish!) onboard "The Road", they will be completing a long circumnavigation soon and arriving back in Hout Bay about late November, weather permitting. They are in the company of another yacht "Pangolin" which can be tracked here - this will give a good indication of where "The Road" is at any time. 

Currently they are in Reunion Island near Madagascar, leaving tomorrow for Richard's Bay -  with a fair little sail ahead of them! wishing them fair winds and a safe passage. Will advise when they have an e.t.a. - it would be nice to have a welcoming party!

Wednesday night results, 16 October

Very close racing! 

A clear lead from Aquamania,  only 3s between Savannah, Megafreight and Faraway, with Hot Ice and JML very close behind them....

 See the results here.

Summer Series Starts again!

Nice start to the summer series with 5 boats on the water. See the results https://www.dropbox.com/s/3mv614b4vqr128v/PHRF%20High%20Points.rtf

Cape Town Boat Show!

R40 for card carrying club members! 

Full details here....

Racing Results

Sailing results shown here....

Note the winter series final is not shown yet as the discards haven't been applied. Mark will advise in due course.

Sunday Racing

This past Sunday included Faraway, Moutte, Megafreight and Quest. Light and variable winds, unsettled sea. Faraway made the most of them with her tall rig and long hull, and basically disappeared, leaving an interesting tussle between Mouette and Megafreight. Quest was spinning around in circles with no wind to keep her moving.

The final results showed Mouette far ahead of the fleet on corrected time, followed by Faraway and Megafreight. Quest retired in order to join the rest in the bar. nice to be on the water but not the best conditions!

Detailed results here.

Winter Series Results

Apologies for not posting these all sooner. Following are the racing results for the 2013 Winter Series to date:

2013 April 28
2013 June 30
2013 June 23
2013 June 16
2013 June 09
2013 July 21

(The link will open a Word file at the bottom of your screen)

JML-3 at Lipton!

Just in from Sam: The Pride of Hout Bay skippered by Theo Yon seen sailing in on their L26 after the first day of racing in this years Lipton cup being sailed off shore in Durban.

They are currently lying in 6th place against the finest teams from all around the country, and have been described as the team sailing with the most heart by the organisers. Theo Yon has been a long time sailor for Hout Bay and is actively involved in the training in the HBYC junior program. He has recently obtained his Yachtmaster (off shore) qualification and is working hard to be included in the Cape to Rio race at the end of the year.

JML-3 at MSC Sailing Week!

Great news in from Sam on JML-3 at MSC Sailing Week in Durbs, see it here!